LESSON PLAN

The Oyster and the Pearl by William Saroyan

Date

: 10th September 2013

Time

: 7.40am 9.00am (80 minutes)

School

: Sekolah Menengah Saint Paul, Beaufort, Sabah.

Location

: Rural

Form

: I Kuning

No of Students

: 30

Level of Proficiency

: Low intermediate

Subject

: English Language (Literature Drama)

Topic

: Character and characteristic in the drama The Oyster and Pearl.

Prior Knowledge

: Students have been exposed to the synopsis of the drama in the previous lesson.
3.0 LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE
3.1. Understanding the main keyword of the novel.
Level 1

Curricular Specifications

: 3.0 LANGUAGE FOR AESTHETIC USE

3.1 Listen to, read and view respond to literary works by:
b) Recognizing elements in a story such as character and characteristics.

Level 2
viii. Talking about values found in the characters.
Level 3
x.

Talking about character and characteristics in a story and dramatize it.

3.2 Express themselves creatively and imaginatively by:

a) Giving feedback of the video presented.
General objective

: To enable students to identify character and characteristics in the drama by

Specific objectives

: By the end of the lesson, students would be able to:

i

Understand the whole story of the novel.

ii

Identify the character and characteristics in the drama The Oyster and the Pearl by William Saroyan.

iii

Present a dramatization based on the chosen textual evidence or by the students themselves.

Focus skills

: listening, reading and speaking

Moral values
cooperation

: 1) activity-based: self-reliance, mutual respect, freedom, courage,

2) content-based: rationality, diligence, graceful, thankful, appreciate

Teaching materials

: LCD screen, Projector, Laptop.

References

: Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (2003). Huraian Sukatan Pelajaran Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah,
Bahasa InggerisTingkatan 1. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Stages/Time
Set Induction
(5 minutes)
Whole-class
discussion

Presentation
(10 minutes)
Whole-class
discussion

Content
Teachers Activities
Students activities
-Showing the trailer 1) Teacher asks the
1)Students listen
from the movie
students to
to teachers
Alice in
watch the trailer.
instruction and
2) Teacher asks the
Wonderland.
pay full attention
students whether
to the video.
they recognize
2)Students
the actor or
answer the
actress in the
teachers
movie and ask
question.
them to name
3)Students guess
them.
the topic they are
3) Teacher asks
going to learn which
students to
is character and
guess the topic
characteristic in the
they are going to drama
learn today
which is
character and
characteristic.
- Teacher present
1) Teacher
1) Students pay
introduces
and
attention and take
PowerPoint
explains
note from the
presentation.
generally about
p.p.p.
2) Students answer
character and
the teachers
characteristic.
2) Teacher
question.
introduces and
explains the
character and
characteristic

Resources
-Trailer from the
movie Alice in
Wonderland

Moral Values
-Focus and listening
skills.

Remarks/ Rationale
1)Teacher asks
students to watch
the video so that
students can
comprehend what
they see and listen
in the video.
2)To attract
students attention
with an interactive
and famous movie
trailer.

PowerPoint
Presentation (p.p.p)

-Focus skill,
listening skill,
compare and
contrast skills.

1) Student can refer

to the p.p.p to
enrich their
understanding
about the topic
learnt.
2) P.P.P is shown to
help students
memorize the
characters and

3)

Development 1
(25 minutes)
Pair-work activities

- Answering the
worksheet

that can be found

in the drama The
Oyster and the
Pearl.

characteristic from
the drama The
Oyster and the
Pearl.

Teacher asks
the students
what they
understood about
the p.p.p shown.

3) P.P.P can help to

provide a clearer
view of the
character and
characteristic from
the picture shown in
the P.P.P.
1) To reinforce
students input
after presenting.
2) To enhance
students cooperation in pairwork activity.
3) To train students
to be confident in
presenting their
answers.
4) To provide a
worksheet that
can help to test
students
understanding
about the topic
they have learnt.

1) Teacher explains 1) Students listen - Worksheet (Refer to - Co-operation, time

the activity and
to teachers
appendix 1)
management,
the rubric of the
explanation.
team-work,
2) Students work in
worksheet.
improve speaking
2) Teacher instructs
pairs to complete
skill.
the students to
the worksheet
work in pairs.
given.
3) Teacher asks the 3) Students present
students if they
their answers.
have any
questions
regarding the
instruction of the
worksheet.
4) Teacher reminds
the students that
they are given 15
minutes to
complete the

worksheet.
5) Teacher
distributes the
worksheet to the
students.
6) The teacher calls
a few students
randomly to
answer.
Development 2
(22 minutes)
Group work activity

Dramatization of the 1) Teacher asks

characters
students to be in
groups of five.
2) Teacher explains
the activity and
the time given to
prepare (10
minutes)
and present (15
minutes) the
dramatization
3) Teacher explains
that student can
choose any
characters that
they like in the
drama, as long as
they can portray
the character
clearly.
4) Teacher asks
other groups who

1) Students listen - Text of drama The

to the teachers
Oyster and the
instruction and
Pearl.
form five groups.
2) Students
discuss which
character they
would like to
choose and start
to prepare for
the
dramatization.
3) Students
prepare the
dialogue and
they may refer to
the text of the
drama given by
teacher in the
previous lesson.
4) The first group
presents and the

-Creative thinking
skill, teamwork,
time management,
confidence.

1)To provide
opportunity to
students to express
their creativity
through
dramatization.
2)To enrich
students
knowledge about
character and
characteristic and
try to be in the
characters shoes.
3)To provide
interesting and fun
time while learning.

are watching to
guess the
character that
their friends have
presented.
Closure
( 18 minutes)

Students Feedback

1)Then teacher
summarizes the
lesson by asking
the students what
they have learned
in todays lesson
and whether they
enjoy themselves
during the activities.
2)Teacher asks
students to recall
the character and
characteristics in
The Oyster and the
Pearl drama.
3)Teacher tells
students the moral
values in this drama
by relating to the
character and
characteristics that
they have learned.

other groups
guess the
characters.

1)Students listen to
the teachers
instruction.
2) Students answer
the questions asked
by the teacher.
3)Students relate
the character and
characteristics
learnt with moral
values in the
drama.

Creative thinking
skill, confidence,
Memorization skill,
Understanding skill.

1) To reinforce
students input after
presenting.
2) To enhance
students
memorization.
3)To train students
to be confident in
presenting their
answers.
4)To test students
understanding
about the topic they
have learnt.

Follow Up

Homework

1)Teacher asks the

students to draw an
illustration of their
favourite character
based on the
characteristic learnt.
2) Teacher presents
an A4 paper for
each students to
draw their
illustrations at
home.

1)Students draw the

illustrations of
characters based
on their
imaginations
relating to what they
have learnt.

A4 Papers

Creative thinking
skill, Imaginative
thinking skill,
Freedom.

1)To enhance
students inner
talent in drawing.
2)To enable
students to relate
what they have
learnt with what
they draw.
3)To make the
lesson more
meaningful and fun.